The latest member of Rob Ford’s inner circle to come out against major library closures is Giorgio Mammoliti. Several others including Karen Stintz, James Pasternak, and Frances Nunziata have also spoken out against widespread library closures, making it appear unlikely that council would support shutting down a large numbers of branches. […]
On the streets of midtown Toronto, under a light drizzle and gloomy skies, it smells like fall. It sounds like it, too, as resident after resident brings up the issues that have been burning inside City Hall lately, and will again come September when city council deliberates over what services the municipal government should [...]
In the first seven months of his four-year term, everything went Rob Ford’s way. His moves to trim minor expenses, cut an unpopular tax and expand the contracting-out of garbage pick-up sailed through with relative ease. Kept under tight control by his staff, he avoided the verbal bloopers and dubious behaviour that marked his 10-year [...]
An outpouring of well wishes from politicians and the general public immediately followed Jack Layton’s announcement that he was temporarily stepping down as NDP leader to get medical treatment for a new cancer. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was deeply saddened that Layton is taking a leave and wished him a speedy recovery so [...]
TORONTO, Ont. – City Hall has voted 28-9 to remove the bike lanes from Jarvis Street, Pharmacy Avenue and Birchmount Road.Jarvis will return to five lanes of traffic in 2012 and separated bike lanes will be installed on several downtown streets including Sherbourne, Wellesley and Richmond. […]
Renegade councillors on Toronto’s Audit Committee Tuesday voted to shield the city’s auditors from the sweeping budget cutbacks proposed by Mayor Rob Ford. […]
After five long years, Northern Secondary School is finally having a field day.Toronto city council approved the allocation of funds to revitalize Northern’s sports field after a lengthy process that saw the community conflicted over shared use, finances and a four-storey inflatable dome. […]
A controversial proposal for Toronto to aggressively court corporations willing to pay for naming rights to city sites including subway stations and parks is headed back to the drawing board. […]
Follow the rules. That’s the message councillors from across the political spectrum have for Mayor Rob Ford’s unconventional approach to financing routine expenses such as supplies, stationary and his cellphone bill. […]
Daniel Dale Urban Affairs Reporter Toronto City Council voted in May to ban Progressive Waste Solutions from bidding on garbage collection contracts. At least, that’s what council thinks it did. Progressive, whose hiring of city waste chief Geoff Rathbone prompted the council decision, isn’t so sure. […]
